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"Die Hexe von Buchenwald" the Witch of Buchenwald, or "Buchenwalder Schlampe" the Bitch of Buchenwald was the wife of Karl Koch, commandant of the concentration camps Buchenwald from 1937 to 1941, and Majdanek from 1941 to 1943. Drunk on the absolute power rendered by her husband, she reveled in torture and obscenity.

Countess Elizabeth Bathory is considered the most infamous serial killer in Hungarian/Slovak history. Rumors had circulated for years about missing peasant girls; offered well paid work at the castle, they were never seen again.

Mary was the only child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon to live past infancy. By her orders, many prominent Protestants were burned alive for their beliefs leading to the moniker "Bloody Mary". Fearing the gallows a further 800 Protestants left the country, unable to return until her death.

Vlad is best known for the legends of the exceedingly cruel punishments he imposed during his reign and for serving as the primary inspiration for the vampire main character in Bram Stoker's popular Dracula novel.

Torquemada tortured & burned thousands of innocent Spaniards & expelled Spain's Jewish population. "The Hammer of the Heretics" "The Black Legend" Thomas De Torquemada was head of the Spanish inquisition and was renowned for his cruelty. As well as the atrocities of the inquisition his hatred and persecution of Spain's Jews has been described as a mini-holocaust.

He was an uneducated peasant who gained a reputation as a faith healer. His strange behavior and incredible influence over the imperial family made him notorious his death made him a legend. Gregory Rasputin dominated the final years of imperial Russia. The mysterious monk who enjoyed the favor of the Czar was rumored to be a Holy Devil, who preached the word of God but practiced every form of corruption.

Responsible for the Killing Fields and Year Zero Pol Pot waged a gruesome war on his own population.

He brought the entire Roman Empire to the brink of Collapse with his legendary excess & cruelty.

Perhaps 7 million or more were shot with a total suppression of about 50 million under uncle Joe Stalin.

Ivan IV of Russia, also know as Ivan the Terrible, was the Grand Duke of Muscovy from 1533 to 1547 and was the first ruler of Russia to assume the title of Tsar. With his orders, between 500 and 1000 people were gathered every day by the troops, then tortured and killed in front of Ivan and his son. In 1581, Ivan beat his pregnant daughter-in-law for wearing immodest clothing, causing a miscarriage. His son, also named Ivan, upon learning of this, engaged in a heated argument with his father, which resulted in Ivan striking his son in the head with his pointed staff, causing his son's (accidental) death.

Idi Amin rose to become a brutal & utterly ruthless Dictator who committed atrocities on his people.

Adolf Hitler tried to mold Germany and a large portion of the 20th century into his own twisted design.